Sea weather in New Plymouth in New Zealand All the beach weather in New Plymouth

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in New Plymouth in New Zealand, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in New Plymouth over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in New Plymouth in New Zealand this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in New Plymouth. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Friday 5 December 202561°F to 63°Fnot recommended
Saturday 6 December 202563°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 7 December 202559°F to 67°Frecommended
Monday 8 December 202563°F to 67°Frecommended
Tuesday 9 December 202563°F to 67°Frecommended
Wednesday 10 December 202561°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 11 December 202561°F to 65°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in New Plymouth

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:52 and will set at 20:37 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 27.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 36.7mph). Wave height will be up to 11.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity77%77%75%75%75%78%81%88%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover61%88%73%81%13%80%7%15%
Heat index16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed44km/h (28mph)37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)
Gusts59km/h (37mph)50km/h (31mph)44km/h (27mph)43km/h (27mph)49km/h (31mph)48km/h (30mph)28km/h (18mph)35km/h (22mph)
Direction 229°
SW
233°
SW
240°
WSW
244°
WSW
249°
WSW
253°
WSW
252°
WSW
239°
WSW
Wind chill16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height3.5m (11.4ft)3.0m (9.7ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.1m (6.8ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Direction 241°
WSW
241°
WSW
242°
WSW
243°
WSW
247°
WSW
247°
WSW
245°
WSW
251°
WSW
Period17.8 sec.14.5 sec.12.5 sec.13.1 sec.13.1 sec.13.1 sec.13.0 sec.7.1 sec.
Significant height1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 20:38 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%89%88%78%78%79%81%86%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover23%100%51%10%30%19%61%5%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)9km/h (6mph)15km/h (9mph)17km/h (10mph)23km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts25km/h (16mph)14km/h (9mph)22km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)35km/h (21mph)41km/h (26mph)34km/h (21mph)23km/h (14mph)
Direction 242°
WSW
252°
WSW
263°
W
263°
W
256°
WSW
255°
WSW
247°
WSW
234°
SW
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (5.0ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.8m (5.8ft)
Direction 257°
WSW
245°
WSW
253°
WSW
252°
WSW
253°
WSW
254°
WSW
253°
WSW
253°
WSW
Period6.8 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.11.2 sec.10.9 sec.10.8 sec.10.8 sec.10.5 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 20:39 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity86%85%83%76%73%71%74%80%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover13%5%1%2%2%1%0%2%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (55°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed16km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)8km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)
Gusts24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)12km/h (7mph)16km/h (10mph)25km/h (15mph)34km/h (21mph)17km/h (11mph)5km/h (3mph)
Direction 241°
WSW
239°
WSW
214°
SSW
264°
W
291°
WNW
267°
W
281°
WNW
298°
WNW
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.1ft)1.5m (5.0ft)
Direction 245°
WSW
245°
WSW
247°
WSW
248°
WSW
249°
WSW
249°
WSW
245°
WSW
246°
WSW
Period10.5 sec.10.6 sec.13.1 sec.13.1 sec.13.0 sec.12.8 sec.12.5 sec.12.2 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 20:40 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%83%85%86%84%81%81%87%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover0%5%6%10%9%5%3%8%
Heat index18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (56°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)4km/h (2mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)14km/h (9mph)6km/h (3mph)
Direction 27°
NNE
55°
NE
17°
NNE
347°
NNW
347°
NNW
330°
NNW
346°
NNW
242°
WSW
Wind chill18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (5.0ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 247°
WSW
249°
WSW
251°
WSW
254°
WSW
256°
WSW
259°
WSW
253°
WSW
257°
WSW
Period12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.2 sec.10.3 sec.12.9 sec.11.8 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 20:41 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 10.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%90%81%82%78%79%83%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover30%22%44%13%15%10%26%0%
Heat index18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed3km/h (2mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)14km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts5km/h (3mph)16km/h (10mph)16km/h (10mph)15km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)22km/h (14mph)28km/h (18mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 198°
SSW
80°
E
75°
ENE
35°
NE
318°
NW
262°
W
242°
WSW
221°
SW
Wind chill18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.4ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.3ft)
Direction 259°
W
265°
W
266°
W
258°
WSW
263°
W
260°
W
257°
WSW
261°
W
Period11.6 sec.10.5 sec.10.5 sec.10.4 sec.10.5 sec.11.7 sec.10.8 sec.10.6 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 20:42 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%81%81%80%82%83%84%90%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%0%1%1%2%3%19%
Heat index17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)21km/h (13mph)30km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts12km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)28km/h (17mph)36km/h (23mph)28km/h (17mph)36km/h (22mph)
Direction 194°
SSW
120°
ESE
176°
S
298°
WNW
261°
W
248°
WSW
244°
WSW
228°
SW
Wind chill17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.4ft)
Direction 260°
W
258°
WSW
255°
WSW
261°
W
249°
WSW
250°
WSW
251°
WSW
249°
WSW
Period10.4 sec.10.3 sec.10.3 sec.12.8 sec.12.9 sec.14.3 sec.14.2 sec.13.3 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:52 and will set at 20:43 on the beach(es) of New Plymouth. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 24.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%74%74%71%75%74%78%83%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover2%3%2%5%12%11%14%11%
Heat index17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)24km/h (15mph)33km/h (21mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (18mph)32km/h (20mph)38km/h (24mph)40km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)38km/h (24mph)
Direction 225°
SW
222°
SW
221°
SW
249°
WSW
246°
WSW
245°
WSW
239°
WSW
231°
SW
Wind chill17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.4ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.1ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.8m (6.0ft)
Direction 249°
WSW
250°
WSW
251°
WSW
248°
WSW
248°
WSW
248°
WSW
248°
WSW
247°
WSW
Period13.1 sec.12.9 sec.12.7 sec.12.3 sec.12.1 sec.12.0 sec.16.0 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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